JTF, boko haram in bloody battle in kano •15 killed

THE Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano on Easter Sunday shot dead 14 suspected terrorists during a gun duel when they stormed their bomb factory hideout at Yan’Awaki area of Unguwa Uku quarters in Kano metropolis.
However, a source who preferred anonymity said the 14 terrorists were consumed by their own homemade Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) targeted at the JTF who raided the hideout
According to the source, when the JTF stormed the area and the terrorists felt that their time was up and there was no escape route, they then detonated the explosives which consumed them.
Our source further disclosed that security operatives also foiled a suicide bomb attempt when a bomb-laden Golf car was intercepted at Yan’Awaki area of Unguwa Uku during which they recovered a cache of arms.
It was also learnt that one  soldier was killed, while another one sustained injuries when the JTF operatives confronted the terrorists.
The JTF spokesman, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed that 14 terrorists were killed while 14 AK-47 rifles were recovered during the battle with the terrorists.
Captain Iweha also disclosed that one soldier was killed during the confrontation, while another one sustained injuries, adding that the entire the area had been combed by security agents in the early morning of Sunday.
The JTF spokesman further disclosed that several ammunitions and  improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also recovered. The security agents demolished the hideout of the terrorists immediately after the gun duel.
His words:  “We are working very hard and security will not relent in its effort to ensure peace and stability in the state.” He also appealed to residents to continue supporting the security agencies in the effort to bring peace to the state.
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